It’s a big week on the PGA Tour as it heads to the Valero Texas Open. Everything, they say, is bigger in Texas, which is true about the stakes. This marks the last chance for someone to sneak into the Masters field as the winner, if not otherwise already in the tournament, will qualify for Read more…
Golf fans have been waiting a long time for the fourth season of Netflix’s hit PGA Tour docu-series, ‘Full Swing.’ Season 3 concluded over a year ago. In October, reports surfaced that Season 4 would premiere sometime in 2026 with a reduced episode order and an exclusive focus on the Ryder Cup. On Thursday, however, Read more…
First, I’d like to express sincere gratitude to those of you who have read one, two or perhaps several of these stupid golf problems columns. If you’ve read all of them, you deserve some sort of prize. I’m sure there’s something I can find in my house to send your way. My email is at Read more…
Controversy and posturing have surrounded the USGA and R&A’s announcement that golf balls are expected to be rolled back in 2030 via a change in the distance test. It’s been the conjecture of some that average golfers would be unnecessarily penalized back to the days of balata balls and Sansabelt slacks. Others have no less Read more…
The Masters is steeped in tradition perhaps more than any other sporting event. There are so many traditions associated with this golf tournament that its official slogan is “A tradition unlike any other.” But that doesn’t mean all of its traditions have survived as we approach a century of Augusta National hosting this major championship. Read more…
EVANS, Ga. — Asterisk Talley was in need of a caddie just days before the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. She originally had top-ranked amateur golfer Miles Russell set to be on the bag, but when he got into this week’s Lecom Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour after a T-15 last week in Savannah, Read more…
Pat McAfee is one the biggest, most bankable names in sports media. Golf isn’t exactly his lane, but he has played Augusta National and is even co-host of ESPN’s College Gameday, which was once held at the hallowed home Masters. So you might think that if McAfee asked nicely—if he promised to be on his Read more…
EVANS, Ga. — When Bailey Shoemaker isn’t playing golf in tournament such as this week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur, she’s working in intelligence. Not officially, but she sure is doing a good job of it. The sophomore is studying intelligence and cyber operations at USC, and she practices her skills on those she knows well. Read more…
The PGA Tour schedule marches deeper into the Lone Star State this week for the 2026 Valero Texas Open, serving its role as a final tune-up for players who are looking to peak for Augusta National. For others, it’s their final chance to punch their ticket into the field for the first major, making this Read more…
The golf novel is a rare breed. There are obviously a near-infinite number of historical deep dives, oral histories and unauthorized biographies of Tiger Woods. But the golf bookshelf shrinks dramatically when it comes to the world of fiction. Former ESPN writer/reporter and now full-time University of Tennessee professor Gene Wojciechowski knows this, which is Read more…
Grief on the greens takes on many forms, from not making reasonable putts to three-jacking all over the lot. Perhaps there is no more maddening form of it than the failure to knock a 20-footer into the proverbial “circle of trust”—close enough for a no-doubt-about-it gimme from even the stingiest of opponents. That’s why one Read more…
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur has been around long enough that most every one of the 72 players in the field doesn’t remember a time when the event didn’t exist. The vision of Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley to establish a tournament “to inspire interest and participation in women’s golf and create a Read more…
It was a club twirl that spoke loud and clear. Gary Woodland had 259 yards over the water on the par-5 16th on Saturday at Memorial Park. He was up by one shot in the Texas Children’s Houston Open and looking to step on the gas. The 41-year-old pulled 2-iron and rifled a high shot Read more…
For the first time in nearly three years, Jessica Korda is playing in an LPGA Tour event. Which means Nelly Korda has her practice round playing partner back. The sisters did a press conference together this week at the Ford Championship. The pair was asked what they admire about each other’s games. Nelly spoke about Read more…
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